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"I have never been ruined but twice, ..."
Pantheon, Voltaire's final resting placeApril 2, 2008
Greetings!

"I have never been ruined but twice, once when I lost a lawsuit
and once when I won one."
   Voltaire, one of France's pre-eminent writers and philosophers, wrote these words hundreds of years ago after experiencing litigation first hand.  Voltaire, who is buried in the necropolis of Paris' Pantheon featured above, may not have known of mediation, but he sure as heck might endorse it if he were alive today!

     Voltaire's observation about the lose-lose nature of litigation graces the walls of the Philadelphia office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  That and other quotes from famous folks remind us that litigation is a poor substitute for alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
I am honored to be a candidate for the EEOC's mediation panel

      I am honored to have been accepted to the EEOC's training program to become one of their panel mediators, and I have been giving a great deal of thought to mediation as I co-mediate cases until I am launched solo. 

     I have seen cases resolved by parties moving from six figure settlement demands to the low four figures.  Granted, I have also seen parties reach impasses that could not be resolved at mediation, but these cases may well settle short of trial given the exchange of information that good faith mediation engenders.

     Phil Goldman, ADR Coordinator for the Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC, reports that mediation resolves 70% of all cases mediated.  Given that success rate you should consider setting up a company-wide mediation program and writing mediation clauses into all your commercial contracts.  After all, it would be a heck of a lot less expensive than those "irreparable harm" permanent injunction clauses lawyers throw around so liberally!
 

     If you would like help designing a mediation program for your company, please do not hesitate to call.  Similarly, if you would like to try mediation for a pending or threatened claim, call today. 

     Thank you for your many kindnesses and continuing support.
 
Cordially,

Beville
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